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HEROES: First-Responding Paterson Police Officers Evacuate Burning Building HEROES: First-Responding Paterson Police Officers Evacuate Burning Building
Heroes: First-Responding Paterson Police Officers Evacuate Burning Building UPDATE: A trio of Paterson police heroes evacuated a multi-family home during a Saturday morning fire, getting several residents to safety, authorities confirmed. Officers Edward Akins, Kevin Brito and Mark Alvarez were instantly on the scene of the Oak Street fire and got all of the residents out safely, Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. The officers selflessly "put others' lives before their own," the director said. Firefighters were met by heavy flames on the second floor and in the attic of a two-story wood-frame home shortly after 9:30 a.m., Speziale said. The bla…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Fire Ravages One Paterson Home, Damages Another Fire Ravages One Paterson Home, Damages Another
Fire Ravages One Paterson Home, Damages Another UPDATE: A trio of Paterson police heroes evacuated a multi-family home during a Saturday morning fire, getting several residents to safety, authorities confirmed. Officers Edward Akins, Kevin Brito and Mark Alvarez were instantly on the scene of the Oak Street fire and got all of the residents out safely, Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. The officers selflessly "put others' lives before their own," the director said. Firefighters were met by heavy flames on the second floor and in the attic of a two-story wood-frame home shortly after 9:30 a.m., Speziale said. The blaze spread …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Robbery Rampage: Paterson Police Capture Armed Trio Of Young Thugs Robbery Rampage: Paterson Police Capture Armed Trio Of Young Thugs
Robbery Rampage: Paterson Police Capture Armed Trio Of Young Thugs A group of young thugs had just put a fake gun to a robbery victim’s head when Paterson police tracked down and captured them, authorities said. Snow hadn’t begun falling yet when officers converged on Liberty Street near Wayne Avenue following a robbery around 11 a.m. Sunday, Police Director Jerry Speziale said. Moments earlier, the robbers pistol-whipped a victim, taking his wallet and cellphone, Speziale said. They were all wearing black, including their face masks. The circumstances were similar to a trio of street holdups that occurred early Friday between 6 a.m. or so and shortly be…

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by Jerry DeMarco